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  1. “Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection” at Rienzi

    Nov 17, 2017 - Opened to the public in 1999, Rienzi houses a substantial collection of European decorative arts, paintings, furnishings, and porcelain, and an extensive holding of miniatures. Rienzi welcomes some 19,000 visitors each year for tours, family programs, lectures, concerts, and a variety of special events. Media Contact Sarah Hobson, publicist 713.800.5345 / shobson@mfah.org from the Masterson Collection at Rienzi Dates November 18, 2017–July 29, 2018 • Changed from March 18 as of January 2018 Overview Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection features a

  2. First Phase of MFAH Campus Transformation Opens in May 2018

    Nov 14, 2017 - By the early 1970s, growing enrollment led to plans for a dedicated building, with a founding gift by MFAH trustee Alfred J. Glassell, Jr. Elevated a few steps up from street level, the plaza will have moveable seating, a grove of shade trees, and a water feature that can be a shallow reflecting pool or activated splash fountain, with rising jets that both animate In addition, the 80,000-square-foot building will house a satellite of the Museum’s MFA Café and a 75-seat auditorium.

  3. “HOME—So Different, So Appealing” Travels to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in November

    Oct 30, 2017 - Randall H. Jamail  Jorge and Darlene Pérez  Sofia Adrogué and Sten L. Gustafson Samuel F. Gorman Linda and George Kelly SICARDI AYERS BACINO Mark and Mary Troth   Ileana and J. “For the exhibition’s curatorial team, home denotes not so much a physical or geographical place as a focal point within a dynamic network of relationships that encompass from the individual to the family, the neighborhood, the Central to this section is Miguel Ángel Rojas’s Nowadays (2001/2008), a text-b ased work made of coca leaves from which the exhibition title is drawn.

  4. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands” in November

    Oct 2, 2017 - A familiar subject in Persian poetry and art is that of the rose and the nightingale (gul u bulbul). Earthly images of love and longing include a pair of tightly embracing lovers on a slim lacquer pen case. Celebrating a landmark agreement between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and renowned private collector Hossein Afshar, works from these holdings will be presented in a series of special exhibitions over a five-year period at

  5. “David Levinthal: Photographs 1972–2016” Explores Themes Central to American History, Identity, and Consciousness

    Sep 27, 2017 - Donated by Donald Rosenfeld, John A. MacMahon, and an anonymous donor, the photographs will be presented alongside a selection of Levinthal images already held by the Museum, providing a rich overview of the artist’s work. The department displays highlights of the collection on a rotating basis in A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection as well as in temporary installations and special exhibitions. Evoking the visual language of photojournalism, pornography, television, film, and religious art, they elicit a response not to the actual moment or event or object, but to the place it holds in a collective American consciousness

  6. The MFAH Appoints Bradley Bailey as the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Curator of Asian Art

    Sep 20, 2017 - “I am excited to build on the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s collection of Asian art, which is a daring blend of works with great historical importance and thrilling contemporary acquisitions. “I am delighted that Bradley Bailey has joined our staff,” said Tinterow in announcing the appointment. Bailey has written and lectured widely, with a specialization in the art of Japan, focusing on the Meiji period (1868–1912) and artistic relations between Japan and the West. Dr.

  7. Oscar de la Renta Exhibition Opens in October at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Aug 22, 2017 - Russell M. Frankel Carol and Mike Linn  Hallie Vanderhider Rosanette and Harry Cullen  Vivian L. In 1992, de la Renta became a designer for French label Pierre Balmain. He was the first American designer to helm a French couture house, a position he held until 2002. Displayed along with paintings and decorative arts from the collection of the MFAH, the creations on view offer a window into de la Renta’s world through a range of looks, from elegant daywear to resplendent evening gowns.

  8. Art of the Islamic Worlds Initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Marks 10th Anniversary

    Jul 25, 2017 - “Ten years ago, this Museum made a commitment to assure that the art and culture of historic Islamic lands would have a permanent place among collections that span 5,000 years of human creativity,” said Gary Tinterow, director Overview: Art of the Islamic Worlds at the MFAH In November 2007, under then-director Peter C. Most had entered the collection in the 1930s as gifts from Miss Annette Finnigan, a Houstonian and philanthropist whose experience as a student at Wellesley College in the 1890s stirred her future activism in the city for women

  9. MFAH Marks Milestone in Campus Redevelopment Project, as Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Breaks Ground

    May 31, 2017 - Additional features include a 200-seat theater, a café, a restaurant overlooking the sculpture garden, and an underground parking garage. conservators and scientists in a steel-and-glass structure that is set atop a Museum garage, with a public café at street level. The 14-acre redesign of the Museum’s Susan and Fayez S.

  10. “In the Studio: Craft in Postwar America, 1950–1970” at the MFAH

    May 11, 2017 - The exhibition, which is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is on view from May 18, to October 8, 2017. Complementing the works is a selection of ephemera and catalogs from the Hirsch Library emphasizing the professionalization of the field. Providing a snapshot of craft across America, the objects on view are made by many of the masters who established new aesthetics and modes of making in their respective mediums.